Category Archives: Sweden

Scandinavian Airlines launches a new route between Stockholm Arlanda and Madrid. This new route will complement the service that SAS already offers from Copenhagen to Madrid. SAS will now provide up to ten departures a week between Scandinavia and Madrid.

SAS will start direct flights between Stockholm and Madrid twice a week from 1 July.

Watch the amazing Northern Lights viewed at its best in Lappland. It is for sure a once in a lifetime experience to have.

To see the Northern Lights, also known as the auroral oval, you must travel north. Your best bet is to go somewhere above the Arctic or/and sub-Arctic. The most easily accessible of these destinations are Iceland, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Canada. Top locations include the Aurora Sky Station at Abisko in Swedish Lapland, Hotel Ranga in Iceland’s southern countryside and just outside Tromso in northern Norway.

A cloudless Sydney sky exploded with shooting comets and raindrops of colour. Some hung in the air like dredlocks and others shot to dizzying heights and fizzled without a bang. Happy new year to all celebrating in Sydney. Below you will find videos showing the fireworks for Sydney, Stockholm, London,Dubai and Moscow.

Sweden is a trip skater’s icy dream; crisp, cold winters and a plain ridiculous amount of lakes (almost 100,000) and rivers, many of which freeze over in a mirror of natural ice in wintertime. Sweden’s coastline is also peppered with archipelagoes and teeming with islands.

If you are doomed to visit icy cold Sweden in winter then make time in your schedule to go skating. You can rent skates at several places or buy them relatively cheaply in sport stores.

Jumbo Hostel has 25 rooms including low cost sharing dorms and luxury private suites. The Hostel is situated on the runway at Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sweden. It boasts flat screen TVs, Wi-Fi and even a cafe.

Starting at just 35 Euro per person to share a four bedroom dorm right up to 150 Euro for a private deluxe double bedroom with private shower facilities. The innovative hostel was opened in January 2009 after the jumbo jet was given a complete overhaul and renovated.

As I was staggering home after another wonderful day at the office I was met with a snow storm. This is a regular occurrence here in Sweden so for all you tourist – be warned. If you are travelling to Sweden during the months november to february make sure you bring a very warm jacket, sturdy and warm shoes, thick socks and a warm hat/cap.

This is what you will encounter:

This picture was taken at 4 pm on a normal weekday. In Sweden it will get very dark very fast so to make the most of your day you have to be out between 10 am and 3 pm. The rest of the day is as dark as night.